15 He also had eighty thousand workers to cut stone in the hill country of Israel, seventy thousand workers to carry the stones,
16 and over three thousand assistants to keep track of the work and to supervise the workers.
17 He ordered the workers to cut and shape large blocks of good stone for the foundation of the temple.
18 Solomon's and Hiram's men worked with men from the city of Gebal, and together they got the stones and logs ready for the temple.